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What runway is Des Moines International Airport (DSM/KDSM) using right now?

Des Moines International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 13. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 05:31 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 13Dep 13

Des Moines International Airport (DSM/KDSM) is using landing and departure 13 right now. The badge is the confidence: D-ATIS when the tape names the runway, otherwise the NOAA METAR wind vector scored against every threshold.

Live METAR and D-ATIS

Wind
170° @ 5 kt
Direction
170°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1020 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 05:00

METAR KDSM 270954Z 17005KT 10SM BKN065 BKN080 OVC110 16/09 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP196 T01610089

FAA D-ATIS text is not available for this airport right now. The runway call follows the NOAA METAR wind vector.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KDSM

Every runway threshold at KDSM. Headwind is on the nose. Tailwind is the same component when the wind is on the tail. Positive crosswind in the source math is from the right.

ThresholdTrue hdgLengthHeadwindTailwindCrosswindFromRole
0554°9,004 ft0.0 kt2.2 kt4.5 ktRightStandby
23234°9,004 ft2.2 kt0.0 kt4.5 ktLeftStandby
13132°9,001 ft3.9 kt0.0 kt3.1 ktRightLanding + departure
31312°9,001 ft0.0 kt3.9 kt3.1 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Des Moines International Airport (DSM/KDSM) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 05:00 local, Des Moines International Airport (DSM/KDSM) is using landing and departure 13. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Des Moines International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (170° @ 5 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 13 shows 3.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.1 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KDSM or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KDSM#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Des Moines International Airport?

Aircraft land and depart into the wind. Headwind is the part of the wind along the runway heading. Crosswind is the part blowing across the pavement. A negative headwind is a tailwind. At Des Moines International Airport (DSM/KDSM) the live call is landing and departure 13 with METAR wind 170° @ 5 kt. 13 shows 3.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.1 kt crosswind from the right. Controllers switch runways when the opposite threshold offers more headwind, or when the crosswind on the runway in use climbs. The component table lists every KDSM threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.